(a) At any time prior to the completion of the major energy project, the joint review team may:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-18-119

  • Applicant: means any person planning or proposing a project which has been designated a major energy project. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
  • Major energy project: means any project at one (1) physical location which has been determined by the contact agency to be in the state interest pursuant to its authority under §. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
  • schedule: means the timetable set out by the joint review team in which to accomplish the joint review process, submit applications, hold hearings, and obtain approval of involved agencies. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • team: means a coordinating group organized to conduct the joint review process on a major energy project. See Tennessee Code 13-18-102
(1) Revise the special procedures for state or local agencies on the project decision schedule;
(2) Add new special procedures for state or local agencies on the project decision schedule;
(3) Revise any deadline on the project decision schedule; or
(4) Add any new deadline on the project decision schedule.
(b) No modification in the project decision schedule shall be allowed unless the team determines that:

(1) Such modification would further the purposes of this chapter;
(2) Continued adherence to the schedule would be impractical or would not be in the public interest;
(3) In the case of a request for a modification by an agency, that the agency has exercised due diligence in attempting to comply with the schedule;
(4) In the case of a request for a modification by an applicant, that the applicant has exercised due diligence in attempting to comply with the schedule; and
(5) Except as provided by this section, such modification is consistent with § 13-18-114 and is published in a newspaper of general circulation.
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